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exfoliate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of exfoliate

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
  • a soap that promises to help me exfoliate all that dry, flaky skin Iʼve apparently been carrying around
Synonyms of exfoliate

molt, shed, slip, slough (also sluff)
Words Related to exfoliate

flake, peel, scale

chuck, discard, ditch, fling (off or away), jettison, junk, scrap, shuck (off), throw away, throw out, unload

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